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Chelsea FC Profile: Frank Pearson

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Full Name: Frank Pearson

Born: Thursday, 18th May 1882
Place of birth: Manchester, England
Height: 5' 9 1/2"
Died: Wednesday, 1st June 1932 (aged 50)
Place of death: Preston, Lancashire, England
Burial: Cremated - Preston Crematorium. Ashes interred in the old cemetery in section Y 372 Church of England

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1905 to 1906


Playing Career:


Preston North End
Manchester City
Chelsea (Oct 1905 to Oct 1906) - cost: £250
Hull City
Luton Town
Rochdale
Eccles Borough
Lancaster
Denton

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 14th October 1905, Lincoln City 1 - 4 Chelsea

Age on debut: 23 years 4 months 26 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 28th April 1906, Bristol City 2 - 1 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 29100030
Total29100030

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1905 / 06 18000018
Total18000018


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Pearson made 30 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League14th Oct 1905Lincoln City14Chelsea3,000 match won Captainscored 2 goals
League21st Oct 1905Chelsea01Chesterfield Town10,000 match lost
F.A. Cup28th Oct 1905Southern United01Chelsea7,000 match won
League4th Nov 1905Chelsea60Barnsley8,000 match won scored 2 goals
League11th Nov 1905Clapton Orient03Chelsea8,000 match won scored 2 goals
League18th Nov 1905Chelsea10Burnley8,000 match won
League25th Nov 1905Leeds City00Chelsea20,000 match drawn
League2nd Dec 1905Chelsea30Burton United7,000 match won
League9th Dec 1905Chelsea20Grimsby Town7,000 match won
League16th Dec 1905Gainsborough Trinity02Chelsea8,000 match won
League25th Dec 1905Manchester United00Chelsea35,000 match drawn
League30th Dec 1905Chelsea42Stockport County12,000 match won scored 1 goal
League6th Jan 1906Chelsea60Blackpool6,000 match won scored 2 goals
League20th Jan 1906Chelsea42Bradford City14,000 match won
League27th Jan 1906West Bromwich Albion11Chelsea25,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League5th Feb 1906Chelsea33Leicester Fosse6,000 match drawn scored 1 goal
League10th Feb 1906Hull City43Chelsea7,000 match lost
League17th Feb 1906Chelsea42Lincoln City3,000 match won scored 1 goal
League24th Feb 1906Chesterfield Town02Chelsea7,000 match won scored 1 goal
League3rd Mar 1906Chelsea70Burslem Port Vale10,000 match won scored 1 goal
League10th Mar 1906Barnsley12Chelsea7,900 match won scored 1 goal
League17th Mar 1906Chelsea61Clapton Orient15,000 match won scored 1 goal
League24th Mar 1906Burnley20Chelsea8,000 match lost
League31st Mar 1906Chelsea40Leeds City9,000 match won scored 1 goal
League7th Apr 1906Burton United24Chelsea10,000 match won
League13th Apr 1906Chelsea11Manchester United67,000 match drawn
League14th Apr 1906Grimsby Town11Chelsea6,000 match drawn
League16th Apr 1906Chelsea00Glossop30,000 match drawn
League21st Apr 1906Chelsea13Gainsborough Trinity10,000 match lost
League28th Apr 1906Bristol City21Chelsea14,000 match lost scored 1 goal

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 1
1906 / 07 1
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Pearson made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly6th Nov 1905Chelsea03Everton3,000 match lost
Friendly19th Sep 1906New Brompton24Chelsea1,000 match won

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1905 / 06 2
1906 / 07 9
Total11

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1905 / 06 1
1906 / 07 1
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Frank Pearson made 11 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League7th Oct 1905Brighton And Hove Albion11Chelsea0 match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League13th Jan 1906Chelsea51Barnet Alston Works0 match won
Reserve League1st Sep 1906Sittingbourne11Chelsea1,000 match drawn
Reserve League8th Sep 1906Chelsea14Queens Park Rangers0 match lost
Reserve League10th Sep 1906Brentford31Chelsea8,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League15th Sep 1906Queens Park Rangers10Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League22nd Sep 1906Crystal Palace11Chelsea0 match drawn
Reserve League24th Sep 1906Chelsea00Reading2,000 match drawn
Reserve League29th Sep 1906Maidstone United20Chelsea0 match lost
Reserve League1st Oct 1906Bristol Rovers11Chelsea8,000 match drawn
Reserve League6th Oct 1906Chelsea04Woolwich Arsenal0 match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Born and baptised 'Frank Holt', Frank took the surname Pearson following his father's death and his mother's subsequent re-marrying a William Pearson in 1894.

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Frank Pearson View CGS profile for Frank Pearson on Ancestry
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Chelsea FC Player Frank Pearson

Games Won: 18
Win Percentage: 60%
Starts as Captain: 1
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 30 appearances, Frank Pearson played alongside the following 24 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Michael Byrne (3)
David Copeland (13)
Charles Donaghy (1)
William Foulke (25)
Johnny Goodwin (1)
Charles Harris (1)
George Henderson (3)
George Key (25)
Jack Kirwan (26)
Bob Mackie (27)
Tommy McDermott (21)
Bob McEwan (13)
Bob McRoberts (26)
Jimmy Miller (1)
Tommy Miller (21)
Martin Moran (25)
Francis O'Hara (1)
Willie Porter (2)
Peter Proudfoot (4)
Jacky Robertson (25)
James Robertson (14)
James Watson (7)
Bob Whiting (1)
Jimmy Windridge (14)